The Brothers on Books Podcast

The Brothers on Books Podcast

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  • BOBP 165: The Hike

    A summary and discussion of the book The Hike by Drew Magary. The hike is a book where are our hero Ben goes on a year spanning journey that started with a small hike leaving from his hotel room, but ends with him being chased by murders wearing dog face masks, magical beans, giant insects, man eating giants, vampire like monsters, and is joined by a talking crab, and a swash buckling pirate. It's a wild ride! 


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    A link to the book can be found below: 


    The Hike: A Novel: Magary, Drew: 9780593513675: Amazon.com: Books

    40 min
  • BOBP 164: Entangled Life

    A summary of the book Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. In this episode Jack and Alex discuss the importance of fungi to the ecosystem, the fungi network, fungi bartering and zombi fungi. 

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    A link to the book can be found below: 


    Amazon.com: Entangled Life: The Illustrated Edition: How Fungi Make Our Worlds: 9780593729984: Sheldrake, Merlin: Books

    45 min
  • BOBP 163: Napoleans Buttons

    A summary and discussion of the book Napolean's Buttons by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson. In this episode Jack and Alex have discussions about spices, explosives, silks, rubber, and malaria, and how those topics related to the development of the world. 


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    A link to the book can be found below: 


    Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History: Le Couteur, Penny, Burreson, Jay: 8580001061832: Amazon.com: Books

    1 hr 12 min
  • BOBP 162: Hard to be a God

    A summary and discussion of the book Hard to be a God by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. In this episode Jack and Alex discuss the book Hard to be a God, discussing multiple moral issues such as when and if you should interfere in other nations problems if you have the ability? 


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    A link to the book can be found below: 


    Hard to Be a God (19) (Rediscovered Classics): Strugatsky, Arkady, Strugatsky, Boris, Bormashenko, Olena, Kunzru, Hari: 9781613748282: Amazon.com: Books

    43 min
  • BOBP 161: The First Scarlet Door

    A summary and discussion of the book The First Scarlet Door by J.D. Barker, with special guest J.D. Barker. In this episode we discuss about the book, the entire 4MK series, the writing style and philosophy of J.D. Barker. 


    If it's a dark and stormy night and you need a drink to warm the depths of your heart we at the Brothers on Books go with Encha Mathca! The best Matcha for the best Brothers and now our listeners will get 10% off when they use the code BOBP at checkout. 

    A link to J.D. Barker's website can be found below: 

    J.D. BARKER - NY Times Bestselling Author | Master of Suspense

    A link to the book can be found below: 

    Amazon.com: The First Scarlet Door (4MK Thrillers): 9798999350947: Barker, J.D.: Books

    44 min
  • BOBP 160: The Healthcare Heist

    A summary and discussion of the book: The Healthcare Heist by Jordan Grumet with special guest Jordan Grumet.  In this episode we discuss many of the factors that result in an increase in medical care, such as insurance providers, overregulation, patent protection, and malpractice lawsuits. 


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    A link to the book can be found below: 


    The Healthcare Heist: How Physicians and Patients Can Unite to Transform Healthcare: Grumet, Jordan: 9781960762535: Amazon.com: Books

    1 hr 7 min
  • BOBP 159: Flatland

    A summary and discussion of the book Flatland by Edwin Abbott. In this episode Jack and Alex discuss the mechanics of Flatland, and also what it means to be open minded and how important that is in life. 

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    Encha Matcha, Organic Green Tea Matcha from Uji, Japan


    A link to the book can be found below: 


    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott: Abbott, Edwin A.: 9798630248015: Amazon.com: Books

    38 min
  • BOBP 158: The Uyghur Genocide

    In this episode we are going over the Uyghur Genocide, with special guest Salih Hudayar, who is the elected Minister for Foreign Affairs of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. In this episode we discuss the history of Uyghur's and the treatment they are receiving both domestically and globally. 


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    Encha Matcha, Organic Green Tea Matcha from Uji, Japan

    1 hr 45 min
  • BOBP 157: Season 15 Book Draft

    The season 15 book Draft. Jack and Alex go over the next series of books. 


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    18 min
  • BOBP 156: The Happiness Hypothesis

    A summary and discussion of the book The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. In this episode we talk about the 10 ideas running throughout history leading to a full filling life. We primarily talk about different types of work and love. 


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    A link to the book can be found below: 


     The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom: Haidt, Jonathan: 9780465028023: Amazon.com: Books

    54 min

About The Brothers on Books Podcast

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A podcast where two brothers read and discuss some books. A journey that goes through a wide range of topics such as the government, investing, science and random historical events!